Subtitles by DramaFever Episode 10
These are the taels I borrowed. Now I'm returning them to you.
Have you found yourself a job?
I haven't. I'm still just a maid.
But don't worry, I won't be a maid forever.
Have you found a job?
If you still can't find one you can work at my place.
I can't guarantee you anything other than three meals a day and a roof over your head.
All right!
Young Master.
We're in a rush to get home. Why did you agree to go with her?
She could be conspiring against us.
What are you talking about? She paid back the money.
- But... - No buts.
Why don't you go back first?
I'll meet up with you in two days' time.
I promise, all right?
- All right, take care and be careful. - Don't worry.
What are you talking about?
Are you both from wealthy families?
I must have overestimated myself.
Of course not. My buddy is going home soon.
He's just worried I won't find a job here.
Now that you're here to help me, he'll feel more at ease.
Am I right?
Yes, yes, yes.
Don't worry. You're both my saviors.
I forgot to ask you for your name.
My name is Luo Feng.
Luo Feng... What a good name. Come with me!
Young Master, take care!
Xue Ru...
Father, didn't the doctor say you have to stay out of the wind?
Why did you come out of your room again?
When your mother was alive
she'd come and put on my shoes for me when I ring the bell.
It was a habit for twenty years...
Didn't you promise me you won't think about it anymore?
Back then, I always thought she didn't walk fast enough.
I complained about her not putting my shoes on for me properly.
But now when I think about it
if someone puts your shoes on for you...
How fortunate I was to have that done for me.
Father...
Le Er, I have always followed the traditions handed down for generations.
Now that I'm old, I realised I have many regrets.
Didn't you say you want to look for Yun Kuang?
Go ahead. I won't stop you.
I know you are in love with each other.
Couples who are in love should be happy together.
Remember not to be like me.
Father, I won't leave you.
How can I leave under such circumstances?
Yun Kuang and I will have plenty of time together in the future.
We don't have to be together right now.
I want to keep you company.
Le Er has grown up now.
My Le Er is all grown up.
Godfather!
Miao Ge.
Are you discussing important matters? I'll come by later.
No, it's all right. What is it?
This is a friend of mine, Luo Feng.
I'd like to give him a job in the manor. Is that all right?
Well... You should know what it's like here in the manor now...
Young Mistress, I don't need wages.
I'm happy with three meals a day.
Stay here then. Stay with us.
Thank you, Godfather!
Luo Feng, pay your respects to Master and Young Mistress.
Thank you, Master and Young Mistress.
- Here, I'll show you to your room. - Sure.
- But Father, the manor is now... - Le Er, it's fine. I understand.
It's too much for you to take over the household all by yourself.
I'm more at ease if Miao Ge helps you out.
Besides, that man is a friend of Miao Ge's.
I don't want you to have a falling out with Miao Ge over such a matter.
Moreover, De and I are already too old.
It's best to have a man to help you out.
It's my fault I'm so useless.
You have to suffer because of me.
Father, it will be be all right. So please don't say that.
I promise you I will take good care of our home.
Business has been slow these days, so we'll have to stay a bit longer.
Come and take a look! Cosmetics!
Hairpins and combs! We have everything!
Have a look! These are all new arrivals.
Miss, you have great taste.
This used to be in the palace of Wei State.
How much is this?
I'll give you a bargain of five pennies. How's that?
That's really expensive.
You don't understand. This is a real ivory comb.
Five pennies is quite a bargain, isn't it?
Yes.
Miao Ge.
My dear sister, I'd love to let you buy it, but life's hard for us at the moment...
I know. I won't buy things irrationally.
So you aren't angry at me?
I'm not! We're sisters.
We should get through the tough times together. Let's go!
Miao Ge.
Who are they? They are all so pretty.
Don't you know?
They are choosing beautiful women for the enthronement.
Wouldn't it be great if I had a daughter?
Once she's chosen by the Emperor, it's not only an honor
but a lifetime of luxury and extravagance.
- Is that so? - Stop daydreaming.
Let's go, it's not meant for us.
Miao Ge, where are you going?
I'm off for a walk but I'll be back soon.
Didn't you say you were starving? You didn't eat much at all.
I'm full already. Don't worry about me.
You've fallen for Miao Ge?
I don't know how to make her happy.
You just have to try a bit harder.
First of all, you need to know what she likes and dislikes.
Then things will get easier.
Please wait a minute.
Stop right there, you insolent peasant!
You cannot come and go as you please in the Great Commander Court!
Sire, I would like to ask you a question.
What can I do to become one of His Majesty's candidates for beauties?
How would I know?
You have to be from a prestigious family and recommended by the clan leader.
Sorry for intruding. I'll take my leave.
Miss, wait a minute!
You can get an opportunity if you have fifty taels.
Fifty taels? That's a lot of money.
Fifty taels in exchange for a lifetime of luxury.
You should know better than me if that is worth the money.
You have three days to think about it.
But once they leave for the palace, you will have no chances at all.
Go home and think about it.
What happened to you?
I'm all right. This is for you.
Where did you get the money from?
I went hunting for pheasants last night and made quite a profit.
So I went and bought you the ivory comb you liked.
If I knew you were going to spend money on this, I would've told you not to.
You might as well give me the money.
Are you in need of money?
The owner of the butcher shop said they are low on food these days.
A lot of hunters save the game they hunt for themselves.
So he gave me a good price for the catch.
Luo Feng, you're wonderful! Thank you.
You haven't told me what you are using that much money on.
The guards at the Great Commander Court told me
I can become a candidate if I have fifty taels.
I can enter the palace and have a chance at being chosen by the Emperor!
I can become a lady of importance!
Is luxury that important to you?
Of course! Who wouldn't want to have great food and clothes?
I've had enough of eating steamed buns.
What... What about me?
You're my good friend, so I'll repay your kindness.
A good friend?
A good friend...
Luo Feng, what's the matter with you?
Is it true you like me, like Le Er said?
What do you think?
Luo Feng, don't take it badly.
I'm not a good girl.
I'm not the one for you.
Don't worry, I'll repay your kindness when I make it to the top one day.
I have already made myself very clear.
Why are you still following me?
What happened to your leg? Are you hurt?
Go and see a doctor!
Leave now! Go away!
Do you think I'll pity you?
Do you think you can change my mind?
I'm telling you, I won't!
I'm a bad woman! I have a heart of steel!
Stop coming towards me or I'll hit you!
I'm going to hit you! Go away!
- Go away! - Miao Ge!
You do like me.
Otherwise, you wouldn't be crying.
Or worry about my leg.
Miao Ge.
I already warned you I'm not a good woman.
I'm a cold-blooded woman!
But you don't believe me! Fine, I'll leave you here to die.
No one will come save you!
Miao Ge! Do you know why I'm injured?
I ran all night long in the woods.
I was chased by wolves and bitten by them!
I was afraid to come down from the tree, and hid up there all night.
It was all for the sake of that comb.
Do you really feel nothing for me?
This lesson teaches you to have a good judgment of character before you fall in love.
Don't fall for the wrong woman again.
Sire, I have the money ready.
Go through it and see if it's enough.
When can I enter the palace and wait to be selected by the Emperor?
Enter the palace? What are you talking about?
I don't understand what you're saying.
How can you go back on your words after accepting my money?
- Give me back my money. - Scram!
Who are you to make a scene in front of the Great Commander Court?
I'll arrest you if you make a scene!
Don't go!
Give me back my money!
Let me in!
Give me back my money!
[Lu Residence]
Miao Ge, why are you still here?
I don't know where I belong
or who my parents are.
All I can remember is fighting for food with a group of children in the market.
I had to stuff the food into my mouth right after I managed to grab it.
Otherwise, someone would have taken it from me.
That made me understand something.
I have to fight for the things that I want.
It's the same with food and the man I am in love with.
I'm vain. I'm jealous.
I tried all that I could, but I never won anyone.
God is so unfair.
I have no parents. I am always hungry.
It's even all right that I don't have a man I love who loves me.
But why does fate keep playing tricks on me?
I just want to lead a life like a human being.
Was I wrong? Am I?
Luo Feng, tell me. Do you still like me?
I do.
That sounds so nice. Say that again.
I like you.
- Say it again! Say it! - Sure.
I like you!
You're so silly.
Only a silly man like you would have fallen for a bad woman like me.
I like you for who you are.
Guards! Don't go!
[Lu]
- Your Majesty! - Your Majesty, are you all right?
Your Majesty, are you all right?
Steward Zhao, I just caught some prey.
Prey?
She's a beauty.
Well...
Steward Zhao, it's fine that you won't let me manage national affairs
but can't you fulfill a small wish of mine?
Your Majesty, I will do my very best to fulfill your wish.
I'll leave it to you then.
I heard you are a spy sent by Zhao Sheng (Steward Zhao).
I trust in you.
You are the only one I can trust in this world.
Steward Zhao arrives!
- Your Majesty. - Steward Zhao.
I have found your prey.
That was very fast.
She is the daughter of Lu Cheng Feng, the master of Lu Residence.
She is nineteen this year and still single.
Write a decree and summon her to the palace.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Are you jealous?
Who do you think you are?
Who are you to give me that face?
Can you bear me a son?
Can you produce princes and princesses for Chen State?
You are but my toy.
You're here to make me happy.
I want you to smile right away.
Smile.
Don't worry.
It's just a fling between me and those women.
But it's a lifetime for the both of us.
Steward Zhao, let's go.
I know you feel wronged.
But everyone else in this world feels the same way as well.
What's important is if this is all worth it.
The Hua Family have always been officials in the court.
Don't you want to honor your family?
Don't you?
This is His Majesty's royal decree!
Kneel and listen!
The daughter of Lu Cheng Feng is gracious and gentle.
Therefore her family is summoned to escort her to the palace at noon tomorrow.
She is to be sent to keep His Majesty company.
No delay is allowed!
Long live the King!
Le Er.
Father.
You don't have to go to the palace if you don't want to.
We can escape from here.
No, Father. I have already decided to go to the palace.
This is your life that is at stake.
Don't act on impulse.
I'm not acting on impulse.
Our whole clan will be wiped out if I defy the imperial decree.
If we were to escape, it will be a life of hardship and homelessness.
So why don't we make others happy instead?
Father, you saw how crowds of people placed their hopes on us.
How can we let them down?
We can't only think of our own interests.
Isn't that so, Father?
If there's a way for you to avoid entering the palace and solve all the problems
are you willing to try it?
Godfather, allow me to enter the palace in the place of Le Er.
How could I let you do that?
Exactly! How could you do that?
Godfather and Le Er, I've always wanted to repay your kindness for adopting me.
Le Er has Yun Kuang on her mind but I have no one else.
I am the most suitable person to enter the palace.
I...
The Lu Family is now in trouble and I am one of you.
Please grant me this wish, Godfather.
- Miao Ge! - Do you agree to it or not?
How can you replace Le Er?
- If you were found out... - No, they won't!
Godfather, you should just insist I am your daughter.
Le Er mustn't stay here anymore.
Le Er, you've always wanted to go look for Yun Kuang, haven't you?
This is the best time to do so.
But if I go and you're in the palace, who will take care of my father?
I... I'll be fine.
Your Uncle De will stay with me.
It's decided then.
Take that down!
Godfather and Le Er, I bade farewell to the both of you now. Take care!
I can't bear to see you go.
Me neither.
Miao Ge, it's you.
Don't speak. Just remember this moment.
I can't repay the love you have for me, but I can spend this moment with you.
My efforts have finally paid off, haven't they?
No, this is but a dream.
Then let me live the dream.
I'm a bad woman.
You must forget me after tonight.
I will forget all about you as well.
We have never met.
Never.
Miao Ge, I love you.
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